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US-8331191

Semiconductor integrated circuit device

PublishedDecember 11, 2012
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Technical Abstract

According to one embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit device includes an output circuit which includes an inverter having a first transistor and a second transistor whose current paths are series-connected between a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage, a first diode circuit one end of which is connected to the first power supply voltage, and the other end of which is connected to a control terminal of the first transistor, and an adjustment circuit which forms a current path for discharging a charge of the control terminal of the first transistor to the second power supply voltage when an input clock is at a first level.

Patent Claims
12 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: an output circuit which includes an inverter having a first transistor and a second transistor whose current paths are series-connected between a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage; a first diode circuit one end of which is connected to the first power supply voltage, and the other end of which is connected to a control terminal of the first transistor; and an adjustment circuit which forms a current path for discharging a charge of the control terminal of the first transistor to the second power supply voltage when an input clock is at a first level.

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2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a capacitor one electrode of which is connected to the control terminal of the first transistor, and the other electrode of which is connected to a control terminal of the second transistor and receives the input clock.

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3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a second diode circuit one end of which is connected to the first power supply voltage, and the other end of which is connected to the control terminal of the first transistor.

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4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first diode circuit includes a third transistor which determines an initial value of a voltage supplied to the control terminal of the first transistor.

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5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a limit circuit which controls an upper limit of a voltage level of a voltage supplied to the control terminal of the first transistor.

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6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an OFF circuit which renders the current path of the first transistor nonconductive when the input clock is at a second level.

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7. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged, and a power supply voltage generator which generates a power supply voltage to be supplied to the memory cell array by receiving a clock, wherein the power supply voltage generator comprises: an output circuit which includes an inverter having a first transistor and a second transistor whose current paths are series-connected between a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage; a first diode circuit one end of which is connected to the first power supply voltage, and the other end of which is connected to a control terminal of the first transistor; and an adjustment circuit which forms a current path for discharging a charge of the control terminal of the first transistor to the second power supply voltage when an input clock is at a first level.

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8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the power supply voltage generator further comprises a capacitor one electrode of which is connected to the control terminal of the first transistor, and the other electrode of which is connected to a control terminal of the second transistor and receives the input clock.

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9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the power supply voltage generator further comprises a second diode circuit one end of which is connected to the first power supply voltage, and the other end of which is connected to the control terminal of the first transistor.

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10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the first diode circuit includes a third transistor which determines an initial value of a voltage supplied to the control terminal of the first transistor.

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11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the power supply voltage generator further comprises a limit circuit which controls an upper limit of a voltage level of a voltage supplied to the control terminal of the first transistor.

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12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the power supply voltage generator further comprises an OFF circuit which renders the current path of the first transistor nonconductive when the input clock is at a second level.

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Filing Date

September 15, 2011

Publication Date

December 11, 2012

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